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Students calculate the rate of natural increase and corresponding doubling time or half-life for several countries and...
![Teen uses microscope to view growth of yeast cultures in a classroom science lab](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/teen-girl-looking-in-microscope-125x125.jpg)
Students observe and collect data on the exponential growth of yeast cultures in both a lab experiment...
![Exhaustion from cars on the road, a major source of pollution.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/car-exhaust-pollution-text-125x125.jpg)
Air pollution background reading: An overview of how fossil fuel combustion creates unhealthful levels of several pollutants...
![Public transportation in Washington, DC includes the metro](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/metro-train-public-transit-text-125x125.jpg)
Students create and conduct a survey to identify a local transportation issue and develop a strategy to...
![People living on edge of the forest at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/rainforest-and-huts-in-bwindi-national-park-uganda-125x125.jpg)
Students play a board game about the fate of a rainforest where they must strategically balance economic...
![Two men conduct experiments in a cultivated wheat field in India](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/food-experiments-in-cultivated-wheat-field-india-125x125.jpg)
Students decide whether given statements on population growth and food issues are “good news” or “bad news”...
![City planners in hard hats discuss plans for community development](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/city-planners-with-plans-and-blueprints-125x125.jpg)
In small groups, students analyze a map of an undeveloped area within a city in order to...
![Amazon rain forest is burning and releases methane](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/fire-burning-in-amazon-rainforest-text-125x125.jpg)
Through graphing and guided questioning students examine the cause and effect relationship between human activities and methane...
![A woman holding carrots and other vegetables in a paper bag.](https://populationeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/person-holding-vegetables-text-125x125.jpg)
Students discuss the varying levels of human needs and then evaluate their own needs and wants and...
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"The activities not only bring out important content, but they also provide real-world context for environmental, population and sustainability issues. They engage participants in very thought-provoking and critical-thinking discussions.”
Helen de la Maza, Environmental Educator, Irvine, CA